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Aphonopelma chalcodes
Sign in to saveAlso known as desert blonde tarantula, western desert tarantula, Arizona blonde tarantula, Mexican blonde tarantula
species of arachnid
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTheraphosidae
Observations recorded2,406
Aphonopelma chalcodes is often a victim of parasitism. A species of fly lays its eggs on the tarantula's back, and when the larvae hatch, they devour the tarantula. A species of wasp, known as tarantula hawks, attack these tarantulas, and if successful, inject their victim with poison and paralyze it. The wasp then drags the tarantula back to its nest and places it next to its eggs. The tarantula can often live for a few months in this paralyzed state, until the eggs hatch and then eat the tarantula.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 42
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Collections
- IIZD-UASLP
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Aphonopelma
- Image
- Aphonopelma chalcodes.jpg
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- species
- taxon name
- Aphonopelma chalcodes
- Commons category
- Aphonopelma chalcodes
- taxon common name
- Desert Blond Tarantula
- endemic to
- United States
- short name
- A. chalcodes
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